Description: Mario Vargas Llosa: La guerra del fin del mundo (The War of the End of the World) Vargas Llosa’s greatest novel is based on a true story. Antônio Vicente Mendes Maciel, known as Antônio Conselheiro (Anthony the Counselor) was a religious man who helped the poor and oppressed in North-East Brazil in the late 19th century. After considerable political upheaval in Brazil and lots of work to help the poor and former slaves by Antônio Conselheiro, he set up a retreat in Canudos. The powers that be were concerned and attacked and destroyed the settlement. Many of the inhabitants were brutally slaughtered. It was the subject of a brilliant film by Brazilian director, Glauber Rocha as well as a novel-like work by Euclides da Cunha.
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Publication Year: 1985
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Book Title: La Guerra Del Fin Del Mundo
Author: Mario Vargas Llosa
Publisher: Seix Barral
Genre: History
Topic: Brazil history
